V roce 1976 startoval na olympijských hrách v Montréalu a získal stříbrnou olympijskou medaili, když ho ve finále ostrým levým hákem poslal k zemi Kubánec Ángel Herrera Vera.
Richard Nowakowski (born 27 September 1955 in Sztum, Poland) is a retired boxer from East Germany, who won the silver medal in the men's featherweight division (– 57 kg) at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Nowakowski was born on September 17, 1933, in Milwaukee. [1 ] He attended South Division High School before moving on to Marquette University and the University of Miami.
Nowakowski was born on January 4, 1921, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [1 ] There, he received a religious-based education and attended South Division High School.
Richard Nowakowski (l.) aus der DDR, Europameister im Federgewicht, überzeugte auch im Finale gegen Polens Leichtgewichtler Zagorski und wurde Abbruchssieger.